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Halodule wrightii
Also called Shoalgrass, Species code: Hw, Shoal Grass, Sea Grass
Halodule wrightii is an aquatic plant in the Cymodoceaceae family. It is referred to by the common names shoal grass or shoalweed, and is a plant species native to seacoasts of some of the warmer oceans of the world.
H. wrightii is an herb growing in salt-water marshes in intertidal regions, often submerged at high tide but emergent at low tide.
This plant is mainly found in muddy coastal marsh waters and off the coast of many Caribbean islands. It has been reported from Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, Maryland, Yucatán, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil and Cape Verde.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
